Girls suffered serious problems after sex abuse ordeal

Barry Wrightson, 79, was convicted by a jury of two offences of rape and six others including sexual assault, sexual activity with a child and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. The pensioner twice raped a vulnerable girl and threatened to kill her if she told anyone what had happened to her.

He also sexually abused another girl and both victims had suffered serious health and stress problems. Wrightson was jailed for 14 years.

Robbery gang held shopkeeper at knifepoint

Spar robber Paul Blake was jailed for six years and three months (Image: Submitted Humberside Police)

One-legged man jailed despite problems in prison

He had his false leg stolen from him the day before a court appearance and claimed that this would mean that he would struggle to move around prison if he was jailed.

But Parrish's legless plea failed to prevent him from being locked up after a court heard he had threatened to put a knife through the eyes of police.

He was jailed for a year.

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